Who can help me with this movement?

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Hustle4Future

Hey watch friends,

I've been looking for the model of this movement for two days now but I just can't find anything on the internet. „2.3.44“ was scratched into the lid, which is why I would type late 30s or 40s.

Maybe someone of you had something similar and can help me.

I thank you in advance

Shbamn50
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Looking at the dial design in my opinion, looks like vintage German. Maybe that will help. Back in the day there were so many watch makers that sometimes it makes it impossible to find the maker. Sometimes you have to take the movement apart completely to find an identity mark or number under it. Good luck.

TwiceTollingClock
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From what I can tell, your watch has a Bosley regulator on it. The letters "FSAR" on it mean "Faster / Slower" and "Advance / Retarde" (i.e., they both mean the same thing.) You will probably have to remove the regulator to get to the movement underneath. Being a newbie to the watch world, this is an educated guess, formed after reading this: https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/blogregulators.php

Hustle4Future
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Shbamn50

Looking at the dial design in my opinion, looks like vintage German. Maybe that will help. Back in the day there were so many watch makers that sometimes it makes it impossible to find the maker. Sometimes you have to take the movement apart completely to find an identity mark or number under it. Good luck.

Thanks for the reply, yes, unfortunately I have no other choice. I compared everything I could find on the internet from the 20s to the 30s and 40s, why didn't they just engrave a small sign 🧐😄

Hustle4Future
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TwiceTollingClock

From what I can tell, your watch has a Bosley regulator on it. The letters "FSAR" on it mean "Faster / Slower" and "Advance / Retarde" (i.e., they both mean the same thing.) You will probably have to remove the regulator to get to the movement underneath. Being a newbie to the watch world, this is an educated guess, formed after reading this: https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/blogregulators.php

Thank you very much for the answer, that is very interesting and I will probably have no other choice. Didn't think it could be so complicated to determine a clockwork 😄🤙

TwiceTollingClock
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Hustle4Future

Thank you very much for the answer, that is very interesting and I will probably have no other choice. Didn't think it could be so complicated to determine a clockwork 😄🤙

Please be careful! Remember, my suggestion is a GUESS. I'm kind of new to watch collecting. But my gut tells me that you might have to take off one or two layers of the movement to find the model information. I think another person made this same suggestion also. GOOD LUCK! 😀